Shaquille O’Neal Rubs Salt on Klay Thompson’s Wounds With Bold Take On “Greatest NBA Players”

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is known for his honesty. The 4 time NBA champion regularly gives his thoughts regarding issues regarding the basketball world and beyond in interviews and his podcast.

Recently, he was in conversation with soccer and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry. During the interview, he talked about a host of topics in the basketball world. King Henry talked about some players getting left out of the NBA 75 list and he asked Shaq’s thoughts regarding the same.

O’Neal had an interesting answer. He talked about a time when a young O’Neal was worried he didn’t make his city’s all-star team and his father’s response to it. Shaq said, “He[Shaq’s father] said, ‘If there has to be discussion whether you should be in the team or not, are you really that good?’ My thing is, if it is not a unanimous decision, there’s nothing to talk about.”

One of the biggest names left out of the NBA 75 team is Klay Thompson. He is a vital player in the Golden State Warriors’ Big Three. The trio of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson led the Dubs to 4 titles in 8 years. 

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With numbers like him and a trophy cabinet to admire, it was quite a shock to see Klay not get into the NBA 75 team. In 9 seasons in the NBA, Thompson averages 19.5 points, 2.3 assists, and 3.5 rebounds. So Klay might not agree with O’Neal’s comments.

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the frontrunners in the NBA 75 list

There is no denying that Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest players ever. The Los Angeles Lakers legend has 4 NBA titles to his name. Moreover, his list of individual accolades is impressive as well.

Safe to say, he was one of the front runners in the NBA 75 list. He joined the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, etc.

He retired with an average of 23.7 points, 2.5 assists, and 10.9 rebounds in a career spanning almost 2 decades. Despite having his fair share of controversies, he remains to be one of the best players in the game.

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